Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - eight

n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than seven, or two less than ten; the product of two units and four units. 2 a symbol for this (8, viii, VIII). 3 a figure resembling the form of 8. 4 a size etc. denoted by eight. 5 an eight-oared rowing-boat or its crew. 6 the time of eight o'clock (is it eight yet?). 7 a card with eight pips. --adj. that amount to eight. Phrases and idioms have one over the eight sl. get slightly drunk. Etymology: OE ehta, eahta